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White says that there is no atrocity for which the statistics can be agreed upon worldwide. One of White's conclusions is that no one system of government is obviously more murderous, and anarchy can be worst of all. He adds that governments do not kill people, rather people kill people. [1] Another conclusion is that chaos is more deadly than ...
The events included torture, rape, and looting and were described as the worst atrocities against civilians so far in the 2023 conflict in Sudan. [32] [33] Ardamata massacre: Between 800 and 2,000 people were murdered. 20,000 fled. [34] Misterei massacre: 17,000 people fled to Chad (Gongour) after the massacre. [35] [36]
Infectious diseases with high prevalence are listed separately (sometimes in addition to their epidemics), such as malaria, which may have killed 50–60 billion people throughout history, or about half of all humans that have ever lived. [2]
Dubbed "the worst year to be alive" by Harvard historian Michael McCormick, the year 536 saw an inexplicable, dense fog that shrouded much of Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Asia in darkness ...
The detailed list at the international level mainly includes killings of members of a specific group of people, which is one of the elements of the definition given by the United Nations, [1] however this definition is including acts with mental or other physical elements not widely covered by this list.
Part of a series on Genocide Issues List of genocides Genocides in history Before WWI WWI–WWII 1946–1999 21st century Effects on youth Denial Massacre Rape Incitement In relation to Colonialism / War Perpetrators, victims, and bystanders Prevention Psychology Recognition politics Risk factors Stages Types Anti-Indigenous Cultural Paper Utilitarian Studies Outline Bibliography Related ...
[169] [170] By December 2015, 2.5 million Yemeni people were internally displaced by the fighting, [171] and 1 million more fled the country. [172] The coalition forces have been accused of war crimes, including deliberately targeting civilian areas, [173] [174] including hospitals, schools, refugee camps, and public infrastructure. [175]
This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths that are either directly or indirectly caused by war.These numbers include the deaths of military personnel which are the direct results of a battle or other military wartime actions, as well as wartime/war-related deaths of civilians which are often results of war-induced epidemics, famines, genocide, etc. Due to incomplete records, the ...